| Year | Album Title | Notes | |------|-------------|-------| | 1995 | Answer That and Stay Fashionable | Original Nitro Records pressing | | 1996 | Very Proud of Ya | Includes hidden track “He Who Laughs Last...” | | 1999 | Black Sails in the Sunset | Includes “The Art of Drowning” pre-gap track? No – fixed index 0 removed | | 2000 | The Art of Drowning | Final Nitro release | | 2003 | Sing the Sorrow | DreamWorks pressing; no DRM | | 2006 | Decemberunderground | Includes “The Missing Frame” (no skips) | | 2009 | Crash Love | Original Interscope press, no bonus DVD audio |
This era encompasses the band's first eight studio albums and several seminal EPs. AFI - Discography -1995-2009- -EAC-FLAC- Fixed
Leo, a purist when it came to his music, was intrigued. He knew AFI’s trajectory – from the raw, high-energy punk of Answer That and Stay Fashionable to the dark, melodic art-rock of Crash Love . But this wasn't just a collection; it was a curated journey, a digital time capsule. | Year | Album Title | Notes |
: Their first release on Nitro Records, continuing their fast-paced skate-punk sound. He knew AFI’s trajectory – from the raw,
Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes and Black Sails in the Sunset mark the turning point. Here, the FLAC format rewards the listener with deep low-end response as the band began to incorporate darker, gothic overtones. The layered backing vocals and marching snares on tracks like "The Prayer Position" benefit immensely from lossless clarity, revealing production nuances often buried in lower-quality rips.